Hofn

Ice Cave Tour in the National Park of Vatnajökull

Hofn, Iceland
Ice Cave Tour in the National Park of Vatnajokull
  • 3 hours (approx.)
  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: English

Overview

Experience the dazzling natural landscapes of Vatnajökull, Europe’s largest glacier, on this 3-hour ice caving adventure from Glacier Lagoon. Venture off the beaten track in the Vatnajökull National Park and enjoy the rare opportunity to explore inside a naturally formed ice cave. With new caves forming each year, your experience is guaranteed to be unique, so be sure to bring your camera!
  • 3-hour ice caving adventure from Glacier Lagoon.
  • Venture inside a natural ice cave in the Vatnajökull National Park
  • Marvel over views of Vatnajökull glacier, Europe’s largest glacier
  • Full instruction and all equipment provided
  • Multiple times offered throughout the day
  • Get off the beaten track in a 4x4

What's Included

  • Ride in a 4x4 modified super jeep
  • All gear for entering the ice cave safely
  • Warm clothes
  • Hiking boots
  • Camera

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

  • Jökulsárlón
    781, Iceland

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

What To Expect

Additional Info

  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
  • You must meet us at the departure location. This tour departs from Jökulsárlón café which is about 390 km east from Reykjavík, Just by the parking lot of the glacier lagoon Jökulsárlón. Please arrive at least 10 minutes before your booked departure time
  • Warm and waterproof clothing required
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Hiking shoes required (We do not offer hiking shoes rental for this tour. Please wear hiking shoes or you will not be fit to go into the ice cave.)
  • The weather in Iceland is unpredictable and can be changing rapidly. Our guides check on a daily base if it is save to go to the ice cave.*
  • Our guide decides which cave to visit every day depending on safety and weather conditions. If on that day the cave is not suitable to enter, due to unforeseeable reasons such as a glacial flood, excessive rain around the cave, our guide will inform you at the meeting point. You can choose to either follow our guide on a glacier hike to the cave (but do not enter due to safety reasons), or you can choose on site to cancel the tour with a full refund. If you choose the glacier hike we will also refund you 30% of the tour. We hope the glacier hike and partial refund will compensate you, as the surrounding area of Vatnajökull is extremely beautiful and does not disappoint.
  • Most travelers can participate
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 28 travelers

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

  • For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
  • If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
  • Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
  • Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
  • This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.

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julie_c
We had a wonderful time and Thor was an excellent guide . The cave was so beautiful and interesting. Would love to go back !

Reviews

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Once in a life time experience!
Nikita_R, May 2024
This trip was just amazing! The hike up the glacier was around 10 min (but mainly because of the strong winds) and when you enter the Ice Cave you’re just flabbergasted by the beauty of the ice. We had a lovely tour guide as well, he was very passionate and gave us a lot of information! 10/10 recommend🫶🏼
Great tour, David!
Mallory_R, Apr 2024
David was a wonderful guide through the ice cave. He was knowledgeable, safety minded and friendly. He provided some good info about glaciers, the landscape and Iceland that we did not know. I would recommend this tour with David to my friends and family when they visit the area.
The caves really are that blue!
Jessica_F, Apr 2024
I highly recommend this excursion. Our tour guide was professional and knowledgeable. We got to take an easy hike on a glacier, walk through ice cave tunnels, and take lot of pictures. The helmets and gear they provide was very comfortable. Overall, a fantastic experience and great way to see the glacier.
Worth it!
Hollie_K, Apr 2024
The ice cave hike was amazing and the guide was hilarious. Just a few things to note, the pictures you see as a reference for the tour is not the same cave you will see in person. It changes each year but is amazing. You will have to hike a slight incline to get to the entrance of the cave and head down into it. Some people weren’t aware and were a little hesitant but it’s super easy!
Amazing tour guide made our experience ten times better!
Laura_R, Mar 2024
Great experience! Our guide was great fun and shared some amazing tales and knowledge! We loved the dancing and singing especially! Sorry I can recall his name but he was a young Icelandic with tattoos! Only frustrating part was at times there was multiple tour groups at the same time in a small area, making it difficult to get some pictures or feel relaxed in small spaces! But overall a real experience of a lifetime
Ice caves were amazing
Aaron_S, Mar 2024
Exactly what we wanted. Adventure in the ice caves. All the staff was very knowledgeable and cared about the safety for all. You could tell they happy to be doing their job.
Wonderful experience
luis_c, Feb 2024
Absolutely a must. The experience was very good, our gide was very nice. Just one recommendation you should have a flag or sign to iddenty the reunion point.
Amazing experience
julie_c, Feb 2024
We had a wonderful time and Thor was an excellent guide . The cave was so beautiful and interesting. Would love to go back !
Highly recommend!
Taylor_B, Feb 2024
Such a great experience! It was organized and efficient. I really enjoyed myself! The guides were funny and very intelligent about the glacier and Icelandic history!
Out of this world experience, you’ve to do it!
Christine_C, Jan 2024
Thor was approachable and made the hike through the ice cave safe and fun for all of us. It was an amazing experience walking through europes largest glacier. He took really nice photos of us too!
WORTH IT
Shannon_S, Nov 2023
We had an awesome time on our ice cave tour! We also had to do a little glacier hike to get there so it was a fun two for one. Our guide was very knowledgeable, fun, and focused on our safety. He has worked on a number of films made in Iceland and had so many interesting fun facts and stories to tell. It was by far a highlight of our trip
Make sure God is on your side or else they’ll hold your money
Kevin_J, Nov 2023
Had a flat going to the tour. Tour company refused to be of any assistance or return any compensation.
Our guide was Kristian...
Emily_D, Nov 2023
Our guide was Kristian and he was great! Very funny and knowledgeable. He took our photos and was kind to everyone.
Nice but
Chilion_S, Nov 2023
It’s beautiful but way smaller than it looks on the pictures and very expensive for the few minutes you’re inside.
Not worth it
Maxwell_C, Oct 2023
We went on a rainy day, the crampons provided was not enough and we spent some hard time to walk on the ice towards the cave. The cave is much smaller than expected and there are too many other groups going there, so we need to queue and wait for around 15min. After going inside, we got only around 20min to take photo one by one in the group, then need to leave to allow the next group going in. Overall, it maybe an unforgettable experience to walk into an ice cave, but it definitely not worth the price.
Overcrowded beauty of nature
Nina_S, Oct 2023
Everything was very well organized. The guide was friendly. But there were way too many people. The group was too big, so that nobody in the back could understand the guide once we were in the cave and there were so many other groups that it was a lot of waiting and there were people everywhere.
Amazing Experience
Katie_H, Oct 2023
Our guide, Tony (Guide to Iceland) was amazing. The Ice Cave Tour was out of this world. His passion for geology and glaciers were evident. Tony was expressive, funny, friendly and adamant about getting great photos for everyone on the tour. I 10/10 recommend this experience.
Viator will screw you.
Brian_B, Oct 2023
When we arrived at 9:30 for out 10am tour, we were informed that a 10am tour doesn't exist and Viator books people for the wrong time. The tour had already left around 9:15. Also, our name didn't appear of the operators list of people on the tour. We waited in the rain and snow for 6 hours for the next available tour because the nearest town is over an hour away. I had to call the tour operators headquarters to have them find my reservation and switch it for me. Viator was aweful, but the tour was good. Just book directly with a tour company in Iceland and save the heacldache. Also, I tried to contact customer service and I'm unsure if I'm even talking to Viator or someone else. It's impossible to get a straight answer. I wish I could get my money back because this mishap wasted an entire day.
A wonderful experience
Aharon_F, Oct 2023
We loved the whole experience of driving up towards the glacier, walking on it, and then getting to experience seeing it from “within” in the ice cave. Everything was breathtaking. On top of that, our guide was incredibly knowledgeable, helpful, and humorous. He really made it great.
Must do experience
ClaudiaLeonDeLaVega, Sep 2023
Addi our tour guide was wonderful, he showed us the glacier with passion and was extremely knowledgeable. Also went above and beyond to give us the best tour experience. If you're expecting a lot of glaciers, it's not for you. It is one big cave that is out of this world and gorgeous but I think people have different expectations sometimes.

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